/tags/cotulla Cotulla en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:27:00 GMT /2014-04-11/lbj-carried-poor-texas-town-with-him-in-civil-rights-fight Lyndon Johnson taught in the South Texas town of Cotulla in 1928. Even as president, he always remembered the grinding poverty of his students. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:27:00 GMT /2014-04-11/lbj-carried-poor-texas-town-with-him-in-civil-rights-fight Melissa Block /2014-04-10/drilling-frenzy-fuels-sudden-growth-in-small-texas-town The boom has brought unexpected prosperity — and many new problems — to Cotulla. It's in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale area, which has quickly become the nation's No. 2 oil-producing region. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:08:00 GMT /2014-04-10/drilling-frenzy-fuels-sudden-growth-in-small-texas-town Melissa Block